Rupert Cornwell Washington is in full scandal mode, and we'd almost forgotten what it was like. A president besieged, congressional hearings, subpoenas flying, an FBI investigation, dark murmurings about "what did he know and when did he know it", and the familiar admonition that what matters is ...

LAHORE - President Asif Ali Zardari has ruled out any compromise on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project saying that ‘no power can disrupt it’.Talking to the editors, columnists and senior journalists at Bilawal House on Saturday, President Zardari said that he would not betray the ...

Since their offensive here in February, the Marines have flooded Marja with hundreds of thousands of dollars a week. The tactic aims to win over wary residents by paying them compensation for property damage or putting to work men who would otherwise look to the Taliban for support. The approach ...

Police hurled tear gas and fired into the air to disperse hundreds of anti-election demonstrators in held Kashmir on Saturday during the fifth phase of staggered state elections. Four protesters and three policemen were hurt during the clashes in Koel village, near the town of Pulwama, 35 ...